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Craven Street: Ben Franklin in London Audiobook, by Yuri Rasovsky Play Audiobook Sample

Craven Street: Ben Franklin in London Audiobook

Craven Street: Ben Franklin in London Audiobook, by Yuri Rasovsky Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: a distinguished cast Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 2.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: January 2006 Format: Audio Theater Audiobook ISBN: 9781481542418

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

5

Longest Chapter Length:

55:00 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

46:58 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

50:42 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

9

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Publisher Description

Originally broadcast nationwide in 1993, this meticulously researched five-part historical drama is being published by Blackstone to commemorate Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday

This production reveals the multifaceted, complex Franklin’s little-known adventures in London before the Revolution. For fifteen years, he lived on Craven Street off the Thames, where he established a surrogate family, began his autobiography, and became America’s most famous citizen.

As tensions heated up between the Mother Country and her colonies, Franklin became embroiled in intrigue, espionage, and even a duel. The British government believed him “the head of all the rebels” and set out to have him hanged. He escaped only hours before arresting magistrates came banging on his Craven Street door. He was at sea sailing for home when “the shot heard ’round the world” rang out at Lexington.

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“[In] Yuri Rasovsky’s clever radio play…George Grizzard is believable as Franklin, revealing sides of the man we rarely find in history books. The late Elizabeth Montgomery has a distinctive—and bewitching—role as narrator and Franklin’s conscience. Craven Street is a moving, informative, and beautifully produced radio play festooned with music and sounds of the time, and starring a full cast that includes Martin Sheen, David Warner, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., and Nigel Hawthorne. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

— AudioFile

Quotes

  • “What brings this to life is a soundtrack that mixes noise, music, narrative, snatches of dialogue, and other effects to conjure up a panorama of London life in your mind that no amount of visual detailing on TV could have achieved.”

    — Christian Science Monitor

Awards

  • Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award

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About Yuri Rasovsky

Yuri Rasovsky (1944–2012) won wide critical acclaim during his forty-year career as an audio dramatist, writer, producer, and director. His numerous honors included two Peabody Awards, nine Audie Awards, and a Grammy. In 2011, his production for Blackstone, The Mark of Zorro, was nominated for a Grammy. His final production for Blackstone was Die, Snow White! Die, Damn You! He has left behind an incredible legacy.